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Columbia/HCA Says Profit
Rose 16% in First-Quarter

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Robert Tomsho Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal

Updated May 7, 1996 10:22 p.m. ET

Continuing to snatch market share from competitors, Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. said its first-quarter net income jumped 16%, to $416 million, or 92 cents a share, from $358 million, or 80 cents a share.